Overall Green Earthquake alert in Papua New Guinea on 17 Sep 2020 03:27 UTC

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M 5.1 in Papua New Guinea on 17 Sep 2020 03:27 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	5.1M
Depth:	64.76 Km
Lat/Lon:	-6.2208 , 154.8793
Event Date:	17 Sep 2020 03:27 UTC 17 Sep 2020 14:27 Local
Exposed Population:	150000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000bp8s
Inserted at:	18 Sep 2020 04:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	7.6 (Papua New Guinea)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000bp8s	Scaled population (vector)	4.87
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.3

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1333250		0	17 Sep 2020 03:27	5.1M, 82.76km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)		00:17	NEIC
1333403		0	17 Sep 2020 03:27	5.1M, 64.76km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)		1d 01:17	NEIC

The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.

The episode that has the last updated information.

* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Papua New Guinea , Province of Northern Solomons (population 130,000) . The nearest places are Atsilima, Pokuito, Torakina, Kuraio Mission, Piva, Amun, Ibu, Koiaris, Kaviki, Mom, and Boskombo.

Radius	Population
100 km	150000 people
75 km	66000 people
50 km	13000 people
20 km	1700 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Northern Solomons	Papua New Guinea	130000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Atsilima	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	15 km
Pokuito	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	17 km
Torakina	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	20 km
Kuraio Mission	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	24 km
Piva	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	25 km
Amun	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	32 km
Ibu	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	35 km
Koiaris	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	36 km
Kaviki	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	39 km
Mom	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	39 km
Karekopa	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	42 km
Atangato	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	44 km
Sipai	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	44 km
Tutupaia	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	45 km
Jaba	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	49 km
Pipipaia	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	49 km
Atamo	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	51 km
Panguna	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	51 km
Konua	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	52 km
Wakanai	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	52 km
Asitavi Mission	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	53 km
Taruba	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	55 km
Mainuki	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	56 km
Mokokolio	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	56 km
Boira	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	56 km
Waspus	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	57 km
Mosigetta	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	57 km
Tumuri	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	59 km
Borvei Plantation	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	59 km
Onovei	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	60 km
Manetai	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	61 km
Tarara	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	61 km
Pekei	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	61 km
Vito	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	62 km
Haigi	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	62 km
Barosi	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	62 km
Birai	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	63 km
Kopei	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	64 km
Boku	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	65 km
Puto	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	66 km
Namatoa	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	67 km
Lomsis	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	67 km
Panguna	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	4500 people	68 km
Boskombo	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Village	-	68 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Distance
Boku	BOQ	unknown	38 km
Torokina	TOK	unknown	50 km
Kurwina	KWV	unknown	50 km
Karato	KAF	unknown	53 km
Inus	IUS	unknown	55 km
Wakunai	WKN	3	55 km
Manetai	MVI	unknown	56 km
Arawa	RAW	unknown	58 km
Sabah	SBV	unknown	73 km
Dios	DOS	unknown	75 km
Tonu	TON	unknown	80 km
Buka	BUA	3	91 km
Lehu	LHP	unknown	93 km
Aropa	KIE	3	94 km
Oria	OTY	unknown	98 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Anewa Bay	PGANB	Papua New Guinea	73 km
Kieta	PGKIE	Papua New Guinea	82 km
Keita		Papua New Guinea	87 km
Buka	PGBUA	Papua New Guinea	90 km

More information

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